Do the hairpin and VS ribozymes share a common catalytic mechanism based on general acid-base catalysis? A critical assessment of available experimental data

RNA

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 213-221

  Wilson, Timothy J ^a   Lilley, David M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General acid base catalysis; Nucleobase; RNA catalysis

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; GUANINE; HAIRPIN RIBOZYME; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; IMIDAZOLE; PHOSPHATE; RIBOZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VS RIBOZYME;

CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; NUCLEIC ACID STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; REVIEW; RNA CLEAVAGE;

BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CATALYSIS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; ENDORIBONUCLEASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, CATALYTIC; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 78751487465     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: 14699001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1261/rna.2473711     Document Type: Review

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